Total | Stressful life events prior to conception | Infant birth weight status | |||||
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None | Any | p Value | Very low | Normal | p Value | ||
Child health outcomes | |||||||
Fair or poor health status (months) | |||||||
At 9 | 2.4% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 0.03 | 8.2% | 2.3% | <0.001 |
At 24 | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.51 | 7.6% | 1.9% | <0.001 |
Any special healthcare need (months) | |||||||
At 9 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.0% | 0.58 | 33.5% | 6.0% | <0.001 |
At 24 | 15.5% | 15.6% | 15.0% | 0.69 | 45.5% | 15.0% | <0.001 |
Any severe health condition (months) | |||||||
At 9 | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 0.80 | 17.2% | 7.4% | <0.001 |
At 24 | 8.1% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 0.16 | 20.2% | 7.9% | <0.001 |
N=6900. Weighted estimates. Tables show prevalence estimates for each child health outcome by exposure to stressful life events prior to conception and infant birth weight status. The reference categories are ‘excellent, very good or good’ health, no special healthcare need, and no severe health condition at each time point.